Interactive calculators · field aids

Online Tools

Every calculator and field aid in the compendium, gathered in one place. All run entirely in your browser — no data leaves your device, nothing is tracked, and they work offline once loaded.

When each decision falls in the season, and which tool serves itLiming, beds and drains 90 days before planting to planting day; seed graded, treated and stored over the same window; the season budget 60 days out; fertilizer rounds from planting to 120 days; the water schedule from planting to 240; scouting and spray decisions from 45 days to harvest; and the harvest decision from 150 days.Soil test · lime · beds · drains-90–0Liming calculator (Soils 04)Seed graded, treated, stored-90–0Seed calculator (Seed 05)Season budget-60–0Budget dashboard (Economics 14)Fertilizer rounds0–120Fertilizer bags (Nutrition 09)Water schedule0–240Drip scheduler (Irrigation 08)Scout, and spray on evidence45–270Spray mix · spray log (Pests 10)Harvest decision: green → dry150–270Revenue estimator (Harvest 12)-90-60-300306090120150180210240270days after planting · negative = before planting
Data table
When each decision falls, and the tool for it
JobWindow (DAP, negative = pre-plant)Tool
Soil test · lime · beds · drains-90–0Liming calculator (Soils 04)
Seed graded, treated, stored-90–0Seed calculator (Seed 05)
Season budget-60–0Budget dashboard (Economics 14)
Fertilizer rounds0–120Fertilizer bags (Nutrition 09)
Water schedule0–240Drip scheduler (Irrigation 08)
Scout, and spray on evidence45–270Spray mix · spray log (Pests 10)
Harvest decision: green → dry150–270Revenue estimator (Harvest 12)
Which tool answers which part of the season. The windows are the ones the chapters give — liming and seed work start months before planting, and the harvest call runs from 150 days.

Calculators

01Seed Rhizome CalculatorKg of seed, pieces and cost from spacing and piece weight — plus a degree-day emergence predictor. 02Spray Mix CalculatorConvert label rates (g/L or ml/L) into product per tank and per plot — Chapters 10–11. 03Yield & Revenue EstimatorFresh vs dried revenue using expected yield, recovery rate and local prices — Chapter 14. 04Drip Irrigation Schedulermm/week → run minutes per day from emitter flow, spacing and bed layout — Chapter 08. 05Liming CalculatorTonnage of agricultural lime to lift acid soil into the 5.5–6.5 target — Chapter 04. 06Fertilizer Bag CalculatorConvert N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha into bags of urea, SSP and MOP, split by round — Chapter 09. 07Variety WizardWhich ginger should you grow? Screen varieties by market, altitude and rainfall — Chapter 02.

Planning & record tools

08Ginger Budget DashboardEnd-to-end profit per hectare: seed and fertilizer computed from your spacing and rates, plus ROI and break-even. 09Spray Decision LogExport-ready records of every spray: product, rate, PHI and lot — saved in your browser. Weekly Field ChecklistTick off 41 operations through the season; prints as A4 field sheets.

Field aids

Weekly Field ChecklistTick off 41 operations through the season; prints as A4 field sheets. SearchInstant search across every chapter and tool. Press / from anywhere.

Video library

Six hands-on videos, one per topic — chosen for field value, not production polish. The disease episode is from ICAR, India's national agricultural research system; the rest are working-farmer and how-to channels watched end-to-end before embedding. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play, and each chapter pairs its video with a “While you watch” checklist of the points that matter.

Pre-Sprouting Ginger for Larger HarvestsSeed-prep head start that shows up at harvest — Chapter 05. How to Plant and Grow Ginger in Any ClimateRhizome orientation, depth and spacing done right — Chapter 06. How to Install a Drip Irrigation System for Small FarmsDrip tape, manifolds, filters and pressure in practice — Chapter 08. Soft Rot Disease in Ginger — ICAR NEH PodcastICAR researchers on the disease that decides seasons — Chapter 11. Harvesting Ginger After 10 MonthsA full season's arc — lift technique to storage — Chapter 12. Organic Ginger Farming Without ChemicalsCompost fertility and zero-spray practice in the field — Chapter 15.